Spot the Reputable Source

Today there was an interesting bit of unrest in Syria, and articles are starting to trickle out about the nature of the fight. One of the quotes below is from CNN. The other is from Aljazeera.com. Can you tell which is which? It should be pretty easy.

Number one:

At least one attacker was killed and one wounded, according to the Syrian ambassador to the United States.

At least six explosions preceded the gunfire at about 8 p.m. (1 p.m. ET) in an area between the Iranian and Canadian embassies and near the residence of the British ambassador to Syria, according to witnesses.

Syrian TV quoted security sources as saying a "group of terrorists engaged in random fire with Syrian security forces."

Number two:

A undercover special forces operation being run by "foreign governments" became embroiled in a bloody battle in Damascus, Syria early this evening sources close to the Syrian Foreign Ministry told [the news organization].

Explosions and gunfire were heard in the diplomatic neighborhood as Syrian police and army units fought the "Foreign Special Forces" during which a number of cars were destroyed.

It is widely known coalition special forces based out of Iraq are in operation inside the Syrian side of the Iraqi boarder to stem the flow of foreign fighters. This incident is the first which has targeted the capital Damascus.

It is understood the "Foreign Special Forces" sustained losses and some have fled into the city.

Which do you think came from Aljazeera.com?

Quote number two came from Aljazeera.com. On a day when it seems very likely that terrorists struck at targets in Damascus, the news organization is pointing fingers at coalition special ops forces.

Since much of the Arab world trusts Aljazeera more than they do any American news outlet, the story that they will believe is the one in which "foreign special forces" were attacking various diplomatic buildings in Damascus--where extremist Muslim terrorists are blameless and the American-led coalition are working at evil plots.

This level of dishonesty and bias isn't new information, I realize, but it is an excellent example of why I donated to the Victory Coalition. The view of events that I want the Middle East to see is not that one advocated by Aljazeera.

If you agree, this might be an excellent time to send in your own donation.

Read the CNN story.
Read the MSNBC coverage of the story.

Posted by zombyboy at April 27, 2004 04:19 PM | TrackBack